Photos of the Month: October 2017

November 2, 2017

Take a look at some of the best images of October 2017 by the Standard-Examiner photographers.

Lead BZ 101710 Blacksmith 01-8Aaron Richardson works in Rangar Forge, his blacksmith shop in Eden, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Richardson opened his business in 2015, but the building first opened as a blacksmith shop in 1895. Richardson works in the traditional style while using the original forges and many of the tools from the first owner, J. M. Wilbur. "My hammers look very similar to hammers from 1,000 years ago," said Richardson.BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner

SW 101617 Las Vegas Shooting Tattoo 02Shelley Burch, right, hugs close friend Laura Farthing Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at Savage Tattoo in Ogden. The pair and two other friends were at the Route 91 Harvest festival when a gunman opened fire Oct. 1, killing 59 people and injuring more than 500.SARAH WELLIVER/Standard-Examiner

Lead BZ 100117 Buddhist Temple 01Visitors and monks from around the United States and Thailand gathered for the opening of the Wat Chaimongkolvararam temple on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Ogden. The temple will serve the Thai Buddhist community around Northern Utah.BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner

MH 101217 Ogden BL Iron Horse 08Ogden's Irving Gastelum (1) hauls in a pass and gets his feet down before going out of bounds during the second overtime against Ben Lomond in the Iron Horse game on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Stewart Stadium in Ogden. The catch came on the back-end of a third down, double-pass trick play that set up what proved to be the winning touchdown. Ogden won 20-14.Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner Standard-Examiner

MH 101217 Ogden BL Iron Horse 10Ben Lomond and Ogden players look to see the outcome of the overtime coin toss during the Iron Horse game on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium in Ogden. Ogden went on to defeat Ben Lomond, 20-14.Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner Standard-Examiner

LEad MH 100517 Fremont Syracuse 03-1Fremont's Sidney East (20) and Syracuse's Caroline Stringfellow (35) battle for possession of the ball during the first half of play Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Fremont High School in Plain City.MATT HERP/Standard-Examiner Standard-Examiner